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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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